Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple A18 Pro (MacBook), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| File Compression | 1050 MB/s | 1570 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 58.1 KLines/s | 206.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 201.6 pages/s | 479.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 214.8 MP/sec | 637.3 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 318.8 pages/s | 307.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 41 frames/s | 72.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 91.5 frames/s | 151.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 9.18 MP/sec | 34.3 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 922.5 PPW | 671.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 70.2 PPW | 48.9 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Announced | September, 9, 2024 | September, 25, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | APL1V07 | X2E-88-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno X2-90 |
Processor
| Cores | 2 | 18 |
| Threads | 2 | 18 |
| Frequency | 2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.05 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 2.42 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 6 | 18 |
| Threads count | 6 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 40x | 34x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 288 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 10 W | 30 W |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x-7500 | LPDDR5X-9523 |
| Max Size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 8 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 60 GB | 152 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 12 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) the clear winner in this comparison.
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